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PathIsSameRoot

BOOL PathIsSameRoot(
    LPCTSTR pszPath1,
    LPCTSTR pszPath2
    );

Compares two paths to determine if they have a common root component.

Returns TRUE if both strings have the same root component, or FALSE otherwise.

pszPath1: Address of the first path to be compared.
pszPath2: Address of the second path to be compared.

Example:

#include <windows.h>
#include <iostream.h>
#include "Shlwapi.h"

void main( void )
{
	// String path name 1.
	char buffer_1[] = "C:\\path1\\one";
	char *lpStr1;
	lpStr1 = buffer_1;

		// String path name 2.
	char buffer_2[] = "C:\\path2\\two";
	char *lpStr2;
	lpStr2 = buffer_2;

	// Variable to get the 
	// return from "PathIsSameRoot".	
	int	retval;	
	// Compare paths with same root.
    retval = PathIsSameRoot(lpStr1,lpStr2);

    cout << "The return from function is : "
         << retval << endl;
    cout << "The contents of String 1:  " << lpStr1
         << "\nThe contents of String 2:  " << lpStr2
         << "\nThese both have the same root part" << endl;

	//compare paths with different roots
    retval = PathIsSameRoot(lpStr1,"E:\\acme\\three");

    cout << "\nThe return from function is : "
         << retval << endl;
    cout << "The contents of String 1:  " << lpStr1
         << "\nThe contents of String 3:  E:\\acme\\three"
         << "\nThese do not have the same root part" << endl;
}	
OUTPUT:
==================
The return from function is : 1
The contents of String 1:  C:\path1\one
The contents of String 2:  C:\path2\two
These both have the same root part

The return from function is : 0
The contents of String 1:  C:\path1\one
The contents of String 3:  E:\acme\three
These do not have the same root part